# Install kubectl-rook-ceph with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Rook plugin for Ceph management. Version 0.9.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kubectl-rook-ceph ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubectl-rook-ceph ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-rook-ceph ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-rook-ceph/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kubectl-rook-ceph ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-rook-ceph from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kubectl-rook-ceph - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.6 - **Source summary:** Rook plugin for Ceph management - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kubectl-rook_ceph (cli) - kubectl-rook_ceph (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rook/kubectl-rook-ceph - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage kubectl-rook-ceph is the Rook project's kubectl plugin for common Rook Ceph management and troubleshooting tasks. It exposes Ceph commands, health checks, operator actions, maintenance flows, and cleanup commands through `kubectl rook-ceph`. ### Project history The standalone plugin repository was created on 2021-09-16 under the Rook organization. Its README describes it as a Krew plugin for the Rook Ceph storage provider, while the Rook documentation frames it as a troubleshooting tool for Rook clusters. The plugin evolved as an operational shell around Rook Ceph: it can run Ceph, RADOS, RBD, and RGW admin commands, print monitor endpoints, restart the operator, purge OSDs, run maintenance flows, and help with disaster-recovery and cleanup cases. ### Adoption history Adoption follows Rook Ceph operators rather than the broader Kubernetes user base. The plugin is distributed through Krew, Homebrew, Nix, and zypper, making it convenient for administrators who already manage clusters from a workstation. The repository metadata observed on 2026-07-01 showed roughly 100 GitHub stars, but its practical significance is larger than that number suggests because it is tied to a CNCF storage project and documented from the official Rook troubleshooting pages. ### How it is used Users run commands as `kubectl rook-ceph `, usually against a namespace that contains a Rook Ceph cluster. The official docs emphasize checking Rook pod health, checking Ceph health, creating debug pods, restarting the operator, purging OSDs, and running arbitrary Ceph commands. Because the plugin operates through kubectl contexts and namespaces, its credentials story is inherited from Kubernetes kubeconfig rather than from a separate Ceph credential file. ### Why package nerds care kubectl-rook-ceph is a good example of a package that packages operational tribal knowledge. Instead of asking admins to remember pod exec incantations and Ceph toolbox workflows, it turns Rook-specific routines into a versioned kubectl plugin. ### Timeline - 2021-09-16: GitHub repository created. - 2024-09-17: Release v0.9.2 published. - 2024-12-18: Release v0.9.3 published. - 2025-05-06: Release v0.9.4 published. - 2026-03-31: Release v0.9.6 published. ### Related projects - Related projects include Rook, Ceph, kubectl, Krew, RADOS, RBD, and RGW. The plugin is specifically about Rook-managed Ceph clusters, not generic Kubernetes storage. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kubectl-rook-ceph - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - kubectl-rook-ceph: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-rook-ceph/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - kubectl-rook-ceph - 0.9.6-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-rook-ceph from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Management and troubleshooting tools for the Rook Ceph storage provider | https://github.com/rook/kubectl-rook-ceph ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kubectl-cnpg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-cnpg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [kubectl-tree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-tree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [kubecolor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubecolor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes. - [chart-releaser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-releaser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [chart-testing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-testing/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [cmctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [cri-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cri-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kamel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kamel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kubectl-ai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubectl-ai/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. 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